help: can't open .avi file

[scubie]

i have some movie files in the with file extension .avi. i tried to open with win media player as well as dixV player , but all has failed. can anyone know how to open these files? or has it been corrupted?

[devinemi83]

You may not have the needed codec. Get the Nimo Coded Pack, it will install all the needed codecs. If that doesnt work, you may indeed have a corrupt file. In that case I believe there are pieces of software that can repair a broken divx file. Someone else here may know exact names. Try Virtualdub. It can rebuild the index and keyframes. I know sometimes when I download movies off kazaa, it wont open, and I have to run it through vdub and it says "rebuild index file". DO a direct stream copy of both audio and video and it shoots out a great working copy.

[scubie]

thks..it worked!

[Keitaro]

You mean Divxfix

[scubie]

i mean using virtual dubbing i can view my .avi files.

[0 kewl]

Using DivFix is easier and much faster in your case. Virtual Dub, however, offers much more features and advanced filtering options.